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| Family anger over Menezes review | |
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| No police officers will be prosecuted over the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. | No police officers will be prosecuted over the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. |
| It follows a review of new evidence which came to light at his inquest. | It follows a review of new evidence which came to light at his inquest. |
| Mr de Menezes, 27, was shot dead by police at Stockwell Tube station in south London after he was mistaken for one of the failed 21 July 2005 bombers. | Mr de Menezes, 27, was shot dead by police at Stockwell Tube station in south London after he was mistaken for one of the failed 21 July 2005 bombers. |
| A spokeswoman for the Justice 4 Jean campaign said she was "absolutely furious" with the decision. | |
| In December, an inquest jury returned an open verdict - rejecting the police view that he was killed lawfully. | In December, an inquest jury returned an open verdict - rejecting the police view that he was killed lawfully. |
| Stephen O'Doherty, the lawyer who led the CPS review, said: "I have now concluded that there is insufficient evidence that any offence was committed by any individual officers in relation to the tragic death of Mr de Menezes." | Stephen O'Doherty, the lawyer who led the CPS review, said: "I have now concluded that there is insufficient evidence that any offence was committed by any individual officers in relation to the tragic death of Mr de Menezes." |
| 'Inconsistencies' | |
| The officers, known as Charlie 2 and Charlie 12, told the inquest they had shouted a warning at Mr de Menezes and he had continued moving towards them. | The officers, known as Charlie 2 and Charlie 12, told the inquest they had shouted a warning at Mr de Menezes and he had continued moving towards them. |
| But passengers at the inquest had said this was not the case, and the jury did not accept the officers' accounts. | But passengers at the inquest had said this was not the case, and the jury did not accept the officers' accounts. |
| Mr O'Doherty said: "Although there were some inconsistencies in what the officers said at the inquest, there were also inconsistencies in what passengers had said. | Mr O'Doherty said: "Although there were some inconsistencies in what the officers said at the inquest, there were also inconsistencies in what passengers had said. |
| "I concluded that in the confusion of what occurred on the day, a jury could not be sure that any officer had deliberately given a false account of events." | "I concluded that in the confusion of what occurred on the day, a jury could not be sure that any officer had deliberately given a false account of events." |
| It's unbelievable that the CPS had taken this decision without talking to the family or their representatives Yasmin KhanJustice 4 Jean | |
| Mr O'Doherty said there was no fresh evidence presented to the inquest to make him reconsider an earlier decision not to prosecute senior officers for negligence. | Mr O'Doherty said there was no fresh evidence presented to the inquest to make him reconsider an earlier decision not to prosecute senior officers for negligence. |
| He has written to Mr de Menezes' family to explain the decision, he added. | He has written to Mr de Menezes' family to explain the decision, he added. |
| Yasmin Khan of the Justice 4 Jean campaign described the CPS decision as "morally reprehensible and legally wrong". | |
| She said: "It's unbelievable that the CPS had taken this decision without talking to the family or their representatives." | |
| A statement added: "The family in Brazil have no idea yet, and this will come as a great shock to them. It is deeply insensitive that they were not given any advance warning or opportunity to comment." | |
| The campaign's legal team had just drafted representation to the CPS to ask them to consider prosecutions, it added. | |
| It had also asked the Director of Public Prosecutions to meet with the Menezes family. It said it would continue to request this. |